5 biggest WWE moments that took place inside the Madison Square Garden

#1: Austin stuns the Boss for the first time

The first of many, many, many Stunners on Vince McMahon was delivered at MSG.

The rivalry between "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Vince McMahon was the backbone of the Attitude Era. Without it, WWE might not have beaten WCW. Austin was on a run of attacking non-wrestling figures on TV. On the first Raw held in Madison Square Garden, he was interviewed by McMahon, who had yet to become the evil Chairman fans know and love him for today.

Instead, this McMahon was a meagre commentator and interviewer, though the Rattlesnake didn't take kindly to the Boss' questions. Dropping McMahon with a stunner, the Bionic Redneck showed no-one was safe on his route to the WWF title. Levelling the owner of the company, Austin fulfilled the dream of many fans who hated their own bosses, and this would help escalate the Texas Rattlesnake to a star of mythic proportions.

To be fair, the sell by McMahon wasn't the best, as he slumped forward over Austin instead of bouncing back. But it was the first of the dozens of Stunners on McMahon, and worked as the perfect moment for such a historic Raw debut at MSG.